No pre-7th century CE South Indian absolutely free-standing stone temples have survived. Examples of early important South Indian temples which have survived, some in ruins, incorporate the various kinds at Mahabalipuram, through the 7th and 8th centuries. In line with Meister, the Mahabalipuram temples are "monolithic models of many different https://buzzfeedline.blogspot.com/2024/02/temple-heritage-and-cultural-history-of.html